Review: Peter Bjorn and John album

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The trio Peter Bjorn and John have come out with its fifth album “Living Thing,” an album chock full of electronic beats, swelling guitars and odd lyrics. The group swayed away from the indie feel of its third album “Writer’s Block” and created something unexpected.

Though the head-bopping single “Nothing to Worry About” makes the album, it feels as if the rest of the tunes are trying to be just as good as it is — and don’t make the cut.

The melody in the title track “Living Thing” evokes a flashback to the swooning vocal lines in The Lion King, and is hard to take seriously, which could very well be the point, but it doesn’t mesh well with the seemingly serious lyrics of the track.

Overall, the album is not worth the money. If you enjoy a tune that lets you get down, then purchase “Nothing to Worry About” on iTunes. It’s worth the buck.

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